"Kanne Lobal": A Conceptual Framework Relating Education and Leadership Partnerships in the Marshall Islands

Autor/inn/en	Jim, Danny; Case, Loretta Joseph; Rubon, Rubon; Joel, Connie; Almet, Tommy; Malachi, Demetria
Titel	"Kanne Lobal": A Conceptual Framework Relating Education and Leadership Partnerships in the Marshall Islands
Quelle	In: Waikato Journal of Education, 26 (2021), S.135-147 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2382-0373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Populations; Pacific Islanders; Culturally Relevant Education; Leadership Styles; Instructional Leadership; Educational History; Educational Research; Cultural Influences; Cultural Capital; Social Capital; Elementary Schools; Marshall Islands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Führungsstil; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialkapital; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Marshall-Inseln
Abstract	Education in Oceania continues to reflect the embedded implicit and explicit colonial practices and processes from the past. This paper conceptualises a cultural approach to education and leadership appropriate and relevant to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. As elementary school leaders, we highlight "Kanne Lobal," a traditional Marshallese navigation practice based on indigenous language, values and practices. We conceptualise and develop "Kanne Lobal" in this paper as a framework for understanding the usefulness of our indigenous knowledge in leadership and educational practices within formal education. Through "bwebwenato," a method of talk story, our key learnings and reflexivities were captured. We argue that realising the value of Marshallese indigenous knowledge and practices for school leaders requires purposeful training of the ways in which our knowledge can be made useful in our professional educational responsibilities. Drawing from our Marshallese knowledge is an intentional effort to inspire, empower and express what education and leadership partnership means for Marshallese people, as articulated by Marshallese themselves. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. Division of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: https://wje.org.nz/index.php/WJE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01